Patna: Faisal Khan, better known as Khan Sir, surrendered before a civil court in Patna on Saturday in connection with a case linked to the violence outside his coaching institute earlier this week.
An FIR was registered against him in connection with the incident and reports emerged that police teams were searching for the educator. Legal pressure was mounting on Khan, with charges related to attempted murder and provisions of the Arms Act included in the case, as reported by abp LIVE.
Now that he has surrendered before a court, Khan can not be taken into custody by the police. Any interrogation will have to take place in judicial custody.
The police are examining multiple aspects of the incident, including allegations of firing, vandalism and the involvement of rival coaching operators.
His surrender has put to rest rumours that started doing the rounds after it came to be known that he was not present at his coaching institute and could not be contacted by investigators.
Police teams had been looking for him since an FIR was lodged following the violence at the Khan Global Studies Institute in Patna, sources said.
On Tuesday night, a group of around 15-20 people allegedly vandalised the Khan Global Studies Institute and hurled stones at the premises. The police launched an investigation following the attack and later named Khan Sir in the FIR.
Kartikeya Sharma, SSP, Patna, had earlier said that the educator would be questioned as part of the investigation into the incident.
The police also detained two security guards employed at the coaching institute on Thursday for allegedly opening fire during the disturbance.
This action followed the circulation of a purported video on social media that appeared to show gunshots being fired during the incident.
Individuals associated with a rival coaching institute were behind the firing, Khan had initially claimed. However, he later said that only a detailed police investigation could determine whether firing had actually taken place and who was responsible.
Things got murkier after representatives of a rival coaching institute held a press conference and alleged that Khan himself had orchestrated the vandalism.
These allegations have not been independently established and remain part of the wider investigation being conducted by the police.
